Production volume of rubber belts for conveyors is on the rise. According to statistics by the Japan Belting Manufacturers Association, total production volume between January and August is up 5 percent year-on-year. Domestic demand and exports have remained steady. Since the beginning of the year, with the exception of May and June, all months exceeded the prior year. However, as...
Towa Corp., a manufacturer of work gloves, now has gloves and socks available that act as new skincare products to keep skin beautiful by using “Japanese paper.” This series of skin care products uses generous amounts of “Japanese paper fiber” that is spun from Japanese paper and silk. Japanese paper fiber has humidity-controlling properties that prevent dryness and stuffiness, as well as deodorizing and...
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. announced the development of a light-duty conveyor belt compatible with Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (referred to as the Plastics Implementing Measure (PIM)). Sales will begin in early November. In the EU, regulations stipulate that materials and products that come in contact with food do not cause health problems, and that they do not change the taste,...
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. has added a bed-sized “full body version” to their lineup of body pressure detection sensors. The series lineup also contains the distribution version, the numerical version, and the wireless version for a total of four types, widening the selection of sizes optimized according to use. The full-body version that has just gone on sale is the...
Bridgestone Corp. is developing a hydrogen fueling hose with high pressure resistance capable of containing 82MPa (megapascals), and will begin full fledged sales operations. The hydrogen fueling hose is to be installed at facilities such as hydrogen stations where fuel cell vehicles are supplied with hydrogen. Hydrogen is placed under high pressure during fueling, requiring hoses that withstand the resulting...
The new “Ceptor-X” high-load industrial power transmission belt will be available from Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. starting Nov. 1, 2015. The new product, the highest grade in the “Ceptor Series,” is a high-torque power transmission belt suitable for a variety of synchronous transmission applications in industrial machinery, such as medical equipment and robots, injection molding machines, pressing machines, printing machines...
